Post Falls PD hopes to buy utility terrain vehicle, trailer with $19K grant

POST FALLS — Post Falls police were awarded a Department of Justice grant for $19,403.

Chief Scot Haug said the department hopes to purchase a Yamaha Rhino utility terrain vehicle and an enclosed utility trailer with the federal funds.

The UTV, which will cost about $12,000, would be used to patrol the Centennial Trail and other areas that patrol cars can’t respond to.

The utility trailer, which will have shelves and cabinets and cost about $7,400, would be used to store crime scene equipment.

As part of the condition of the award, the department must allow a 30-day public comment period on how the funds will be used. The City Council must also give consent to accepting the award and what the funds will be spent on.